Bridal Bliss: Virdina and Kevin

Washington D.C. couple Virdina and Kevin Gibbs said “I Do” in a gorgeous spring wedding at the Decatur House on April 22, 2010. Share their love.

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Touch Up

Carola Myers enhanced Virdina’s natural beauty on her wedding day.

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Elegant Updo

Virdina chose a sophisticated updo for her big day. Her hairstylist Giselle Chreky pinned it all together with a studded pin that tied in the wedding colors with fuschia stones.

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Time Is On My Side

Virdina found her Priscilla of Boston dress long before she knew she’d won a wedding contest, but left it in the bridal salon because she thought she had time to look. Once her wedding date was moved up, she headed back to get the dress she knew was hers.

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Pretty in Pink

Kevin calls Virdina a “Nordstrom” girl because of her taste in fashion. Her fuschia Manolo Blanik heels make her outfit pop! Looks like she’s a Saks Fifth Avenue girl, Kevin.

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Flowered with Love

Katie Martin at Elegance and Simplicity planned Virdina and Kevin’s bright and earth-friendly wedding and even provided the flowers for the big day.

“One of my favorite memories is when I got my wedding dress and I tried it on for my parents,” Virdina remembers. “My dad said you look so beautiful. Him walking me down the aisle was just so special.”

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A Mother's Touch

Before the two can be wed, Kevin’s mother shares words of wisdom with the newlyweds.

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Come To Me

“When she got there, I was so happy. It was great,” Kevin remembers of Virdina meeting him at the altar.

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With This Ring

Virdina slides the wedding band onto Kevin’s finger. She is his and he is hers.

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Sealed With a Kiss

Virdina and Kevin hold each other tight and kiss to commemorate their commitment to each other.

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Light of My Life

Kevin and Virdina promise to never let their fire between them burn out by lighting a unity candle.

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Eyes For You

Kevin stares at his new wife as they walk down the aisle arm-in-arm.

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Mother's Day

Kevin and Virdina’s mothers share their joy in their kids’ union.

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Kiss of Life

After their wedding ceremony, the happy newlyweds smooched all over the capital city.

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Good Love

“Married life is the same,” Virdina says. “We had a great system in place before we got married. That’s the goal — to have a good thing already going.”

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Lit Up with Love

For the couples’ reception, the Decatur House was lit up in pink to celebrate their love.

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Sweet On You

The newlyweds’ cocktail hour featured sweet treats, catered by occasions, like these lollpop tarts.

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The Newlyweds

Friends and family welcome the happy newly-married couple.

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Stand By Me

Virdina and Kevin swayed and smiled to Sade’s “By Your Side” for their first dance.

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Dad's Opinion

“It’s really nice to now that my father really likes Kevin and is supportive of our union,” Virdina says.

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Family Matters

“His relationship with his family made me love him even more,” Virdina says of her new husband.

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Color Coordinated

Virdina and Kevin’s three-tiered cake, made by Cakes by Design, incorporates the fuschia color theme with a flower on top of the dessert and adds a pop of black with outlines of flowers around the cake.

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Color Coordinated

Virdina and Kevin’s three-tiered cake, made by Cakes by Design, incorporates the fuschia color theme with a flower on top of the dessert and adds a pop of black with outlines of flowers around the cake.

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Andrea Jacobson, The Observatory

Bring It On

“I’m looking forward to seeing how we handle the challenges that are going to come our way,” Virdina says. “I think it will be really exciting and I think we’ll have fun doing it.”
All photos provided by:
Andrea Jacobson, The OvservatoryTom Van Veen, Documentary Associates